Certified Supply Planning Professional (CSPP)
Designed to help companies improve their end-to-end supply chain planning process through practical concepts and actionable best practices based on industry standards that reduces issues on working capital and customer satisfaction due to poor planning
Benefits
- Identify improvement opportunities in supply chain planning and demand forecasting processes to mitigate risks in customer fill rates and inventory exposure.
- Learn best practices to better manage supply chain planning.
- Develop knowledge, capability and expertise in supply chain planning.
Module 1: Supply Chain Planning and Demand Management
The module covers the most crucial concepts in supply chain management with focus on supply chain planning and how it impact company operations. Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), one of best practices in planning and control, will be discussed in the training together with an in-depth discussion on the basics of demand forecasting. To ensure better appreciation on the forecasting principles, there will be hands-on exercises on how to measure forecast quality and practical forecasting tools.
Supply Chain Planning
- Definitions and key concepts
- Role in Strategy
- Financial Impact and EVA
- Data and Systems
- Supply Chain Maturity
Sales and Operations Planning
- Basics of S&OP
- Inputs, Outputs and Agenda of S&OP
Demand Management
- Demand Planning and Forecasting
- Demand/Order Fulfillment and ATP
Module 2: Supply Management and Inventory Planning
The module will cover the fundamental concepts in supply management particularly on master planning and scheduling and its impact to supply chain execution as well as best practices in inventory planning and control. Sales and Operations Executions (S&OE), an emerging best practice will also be covered. To enhance learning, simulation exercises in integrated in the training.
Supply Management
- Distribution & Transportation Planning
- Production Planning and Scheduling
- Material Requirements Planning
Inventory Planning
- Inventory Planning
- Trade-Off Management (Supply and Demand Management)
Sales Operations Execution
- Basics of S&OE
- Inputs, Outputs and Agenda of S&OE
A bachelor’s degree with two years of experience ideally practitioners with exposure in supply chain roles.
The training may take place in one of two ways;
- Public - For public runs, the applicants may check and register on the published schedules at www.pasia.org or send direct emails to info@pasia.org
- In-House - Certification modules can be delivered on-site for a minimum class size of 15 persons.
- Professionals who have completed the certification training modules or have completed the online modules and obtain 70% on all the module quizzes may apply the certification via Online Exam.
- It is a single comprehensive multiple-choice exam done in an online system.
A professional who passes the certification Online Examination or improvement Project earns the designation of Certified Supply Planning Professional (CSPP). The CSPP, designation is valid for 3 years, after which the professional must apply for recertification.
Recertification is required every 3 years and can be earned by:
- Retaking the certification Online Examination
- Presenting an Improvement Project
- Attending forty-five (45) Continuing Educational Hours (CEHs) from learning, training, teaching or coaching Supply chain, Procurement and Logistics or related subjects through recognized organizations.
